Practice Management: Using Data to Improve Your Practice

Strategies to maintain a competitive and healthy practice include getting patients involved in their own care and learning about sources of patient referrals and income.

Point & Counterpoint: Should we screen for CKD?

Drs. Peter McCullough and Howard Fink share their thoughts on whether or not physicians should screen the population for CKD.

AUA 2013 Meeting Coverage

Check out our live coverage from the American Urological Association meeting in San Diego.

May CME: Medical and Surgical Management of Bladder Outlet Obstruction

Treatment of LUTS secondary to BPH has evolved from surgical therapy to medical monotherapy, and now combination therapy.

Ongoing Clinical Trials in Nephrology and Urology

Our regularly-updated listing of clinical trials is based on information maintained by the NIH database.

Conference Coverage



Check out our coverage from the American Transplant Congress meeting in Seattle, and the ERA-EDTA Congress in Istanbul.


American Transplant Congress 2013 Coverage

ERA-EDTA 2013 Coverage


Living Donor Size Affects Kidney Transplant Outcomes

Allograft function at one year post-transplant is more likely to be low if the donors are small.

Early Post-Transplant Readmission Linked to Frailty

Study finds a 60% increased likelihood of being hospitalized within 30 days of kidney transplant-related discharge.

Low GFR Post-Kidney Donation Not CKD

Renal function improves over time in donors, declines with chronic kidney disease.

Living Kidney Donation Declining in U.S.

Reasons may include increasing prevalence of diabetes and obesity, economic disincentives, and transplant center oversight.

Too Much Salt Raises Post-Transplant Hypertension Risk

Systolic blood pressure of 160 mm Hg or higher raised death-censored graft loss risk twofold.

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THC Locks May Offer Edge to Dialysis Patients

In a small study, taurolidine-heparin-citrate locks improved bacteremia-free catheter survival versus heparin-only locks.

AKI Risk Raised with Prophylactic Regimen

Increased rate of acute kidney injury observed with the use of gentamicin plus flucloxacillin after orthopedic surgery.

Dialysis Patients Struggle to Restrict Dietary Phosphorus

The increasing popularity of processed convenience foods could be a factor.

Renal Denervation Effective Despite Additional Renal Arteries

Researchers observe good blood-pressure lowering at six months.

Algorithm Predicts Transfusion Risk in Dialysis Patients

It uses data commonly available in electronic health records.

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Be sure to follow our news coverage of the following upcoming meetings:

American Urological Association
San Diego, CA, May 4-8

American Society of Hypertension
San Francisco, CA, May 15-18

ERA-EDTA Congress
Istanbul, May 18-21

American Transplant Congress
Seattle, WA, May 18-22

The Sin of Omission in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy?

The Sin of Omission in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy?

April 29, 2013

A 71-year-old man with a large bladder diverticulum and muscle-invasive high-grade urothelial carcinoma of the bladder has undergone neoadjuvant cisplatin-based ...

Lower Right Abdominal Pain in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

Lower Right Abdominal Pain in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

April 01, 2013

A 70-year-old woman complained of pain in the right lower abdomen in the region of her allograft. She received a ...

Approaches to Renal Surgery in the Frail Elderly

Approaches to Renal Surgery in the Frail Elderly

February 27, 2013

An 84-year-old woman who underwent renal biopsy for a right upper pole enhancing 4.3 cm renal mass is considering her ...

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Some Anemic Kids on Dialysis Are at Higher Death Risk

Children on dialysis who have anemia and require high doses of drugs to treat it are at increased risk of dying prematurely.

Exercise May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk in Whites

A new study shows that exercise may reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer in Caucasian men, but not African Americans.

Dietary Fat Can Affect Glucose Levels in Type 1 Diabetics

Boston researchers report that dietary fat can affect glucose levels and insulin requirements in type 1 diabetics.

Genetic Analyses Could Reduce the Number of Prostate Biopsies

Researchers say they have identified genetic variants that can increase PSA concentrations and prostate cancer risk.

Nephron-Sparing Surgery Underused in Some Patients, Data Show

A new study looking at national treatment trends in the surgical management of patients with kidney disease is raising some concerns.

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CME Spotlight

Consensus Statement on Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity NDO Multiple Sclerosis and Spinal Cord InjuryImproving Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of NDO Through Integrated Care External web site

This activity discusses effects of NDO on quality of life, identifies barriers to care, describes best screening practices, and gives recommendations for management.

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